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How to Get More Sleep & Level Up Your Life

in Articles on October 26, 2015 October 26, 2015

Never once did I rest in a bed while playing Fallout 3. Resting to recover health seemed really stupid when all I had to do was kill everyone in my path and take items from their lifeless carcasses to heal myself.

Sadly, when it came to my own sleep in real life, I never took it seriously either.

Sleep may be one of the most important tools we can use on our quest for fat loss, muscle gain, or living a more overall healthy life. Yet, many of us get less than sufficient sleep and then pound 5 Hour Energy, coffee(s), or Monster/Red Bull all day just to get us to five o’clock.

Preposterously Phenomenal Pumpkin Powered Provisions (Plus Pancakes)

in Articles on September 22, 2015 September 26, 2019

Football season has officially started, the nights are getting slightly longer, and the world seems to be full of pumpkin flavored everything. Shhh…I have a secret….I freaking love pumpkin.

From Oreos, to Lattes, to beer, and more, pumpkin reminds us that it is time to put away the shorts, break out the jean jackets and prepare because winter is coming.

You Don’t Have to Be a Gym Rat To Get Fit or Lose Weight

in Articles on September 1, 2015 September 1, 2015

As odd as it may sound coming from a gym rat like myself, I totally understand where she is coming from.

For those that lift heavy weights, they know how empowering it can be, not to mention its numerous health benefits. For some, the gym can be more terrifying than a tornado full of sharks.

When I mention lifting weights to someone new to a workout regiment, sometime I see this weird look of fear in their eyes. A fear that if they lift weights, they will become some behemoth who eats his/her weight in red meat; a Situation wanna-be who spends six days a week at the gym and only talks about his abs, or a woman who shoots up testosterone and now wins Tom Waits karaoke contests on Saturday night.

What is the Most Accurate Way to Measure Body Fat?

in Articles on August 18, 2015 March 24, 2021

Most people gauge their weight loss success with the bathroom scale. Step up, stand still, and boom instant feedback. However, your common household scale is about as reliable as a drunk plastic surgeon at Mardi Gras.

Scale weight can fluctuate throughout the day depending on numerous variables and they also do not provide any measurement of how much body fat you actually have.

There are a few ways to measure body fat specifically for those who are trying to reach a certain level of “leanness.”

Deload to Reload: A Tale of Two Deloads

in Articles on August 4, 2015 August 4, 2015

Your body does not make its gains from all the barbell crushing you do in the gym. Your gains are made when you rest and give your body time to recover. Thus the Law of Supercompensation.

Put it In Reverse: A Reverse Diet Experiment

in Articles on July 14, 2015 February 3, 2022

In a nutshell, a reverse diet is a protocol where you slowly add calories back into your diet after you have been in a long period of caloric restriction.

Instead of dropping an atomic bomb of calories into your system and expanding like a mushroom cloud of fat and water retention post diet, a reverse diet Jedi mind tricks your body into accepting the increased calories.

Your How to Guide for Eating Healthy on Vacation

in Articles on July 8, 2015 July 8, 2015

Once the 4th of July is over, most people, are done vacationing for the year. For others they might have one more weekend or week planned before the cold chill of fall begins to descend from the North.

I just got back from vacation celebrating being married to my amazing wife for a year along with celebrating America’s Birthday. I did not track food for the week but I did stay very conscious, mindful if you will, of what I was eating.

You can implement a few of these yourself the next time you take a vacation.

Building A Hero Worthy Home Gym

in Articles on July 6, 2015 February 26, 2020

Almost instantaneously the room erupted. The walls had seemingly given loose, making it seem as if the whole world was spinning. But after a brief moment I realized what was going on.

Bats.

Screaming. Flying. And nearly frightened as I was.

Amidst that horror I felt something transcendent burning deep inside of myself.
A calling.

In that singular moment, it became clear who I was.
Or rather… who I would become.

Okay. Maybe that story was not my own…That may or may not have been the story of Batman and the Bat-Cave.

Becoming the Batman

in Articles on June 30, 2015 June 30, 2015

Almost 98% of my podcast guests answer my question of “what superhero would you be” by answering that they would be Batman. It makes sense to be honest, a rich guy with cool toys who stands for justice and tries to right the wrongs of the city he loves. Batman makes more sense then some dude who can only can be defeated by some rock that doesn’t exist naturally on Earth (suck it Superman).

Rainy Rest Day Activities

in Articles on June 23, 2015 June 23, 2015

Active rest days can be a great way to counteract your desire to train but also keep you from vegging out on the couch. You can go for a jog, play some basketball, play disc golf (or regular golf), yoga, take a hike and explore nature in your hometown, or do some sort of mobility work or corrective exercise routines.

Being outside is great, but sometimes mother nature decides to be a dick and throw a wrench in your plans with rain.

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